Rear Brake Shoes

NOTE: Adjustment is only required if shoes have been serviced or length of adjusting screw has been changed.

Release parking brake. Raise and support vehicle. Mark relationship of wheels to wheel studs. Remove wheels. Mark relationship of drums to wheel studs. Remove drum. If drum is easily removed, go to step 4). If drum is difficult to remove, go to next step.
Release parking brake and back off parking brake cable adjuster. Remove access hole plug on backing plate. Insert screwdriver through hole and back off brake adjustment. This allows shoes to retract slightly.
Apply a small amount of penetrating oil around pilot hole at center of drum to break corrosion seal between drum and wheel stud flange. Remove drum. Insert rubber plug into access hole to prevent contamination.
Ensure lever stop on parking brake lever is against edge of brake shoe web. If parking brake cable is holding lever stop off edge of shoe web, loosen parking brake cable adjuster. See Figure . Measure inner diameter of brake drums. At each brake assembly, turn star wheel on adjusting screw assembly until brake shoe diameter is .050" (1.27 mm) less than inner diameter of drum.
Install drums and wheels, aligning marks made during removal. Tighten wheel lug nuts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Lower vehicle. Firmly apply and release service brakes 30-35 times using normal braking force, pausing about one second between brake applications. Adjust parking brake (if necessary). See PARKING BRAKE (DRUM) .